Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45329, Isaac Doty, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Doty, Isaac
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 45-329
CONTENTS

Notification sent to the Pan of Minot Michèle 23 June 1823 White Plains New York
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New York Roll
Isaac Doty - Capt Doughty Private New Jersey line 78 to June 1783 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to pensioner White Plains N York
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 - Semi-annual ending
3 Mos 21/31 & 4/30 $ 30.47
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Lamb
Continued White Plains, West Chester Co

If the certificate of the clerk of the court is necessary in addition to the seal the Secretary at War will please to inform me by Mail
- G Tompkins
Carroll
G Tompkins

Westchester County } ss. On this Eleventh Day of May in the year 1818 before State of New York } me the subscriber first judge of the court of common pleas in and for the said County of Westchester, personally appears Isaac Doty aged fifty six years, resident in the Town of White Plains in said County of Westchester, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress Entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the said Isaac Doty enlisted at a place called Plectham in in the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain John Doughty in the Second Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col: John Lamb, that he continued to serve in the same Company, and Regiment in the service of the United States until the end of the War, that he enlisted into the Company aforesaid in the fall of the year 1778 and was discharged from the service in the month of May or June in the year 1783 at West Point in the State of New York That he was in the Battle of Spru- -field in New Jersey, and in the Battle at the Capture of Cornwallis at York Town, that he disposed of his Bounty Land to Col: Richard Platt, to whom he delivered his discharge. And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; And that he has no other evidence now in his Power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the } Isaac Doty day and year aforesaid ———— }
Caleb Tompkins I Caleb Tompkins first judge of the court of common pleas of the County of Westchester aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Doty did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy; And I do farther certify that I know him personally to be of good moral character. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony, taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. —
Caleb Tompkins

Schedule.
State of New York } S.S. Westchester County
On the twenty seventh day of May 1823 personally ap- peared in open court, the same being a court of Record for the County of Westchester Isaac Doty aged sixty one years, resident in White Plains in said county who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolution enlisted my war as follows. - That he the said Isaac Doty in the year 1778 for and during the war, Pluckamin in the State of New- Jersey in the company of Artillery commanded by Capt. John Doty in Col. John Lamb's regiment in the New York line on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the year 1783 at the time Peace took place when he was discharged from the said service at Westpoint. That he was in the battle at Yorktown at the taking of Cornwallis. That in May 1818. he presented his original declaration and received his certificate 1434. bearing date the thirtieth day of June 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent

Thereby so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolution: any war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me - nor have I  and income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed - Isaac Doot
Sworn to & declared on the twenty seventh day of May 1823 before me in open court. J Bates clk
Jeremiah J. Bates clerk of the Westchester Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing deposition and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty eight ——— Dollars & five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 27 th day of May May 1823.
J Bates Clerk of the court for the County of Westchester

Inventory.
  2. beds & bedding. — — — — — $20.00   3. tables — — — — — 1.00   4. chairs — — — — — 7.00   2. rag carpets — — — — — 3.00   7. cooking stove & furniture — — — — — 15.00   12. cups & saucers — — — — — 0.25   12. earthen dishes — — — — — 0.50   3. knives & forks — — — — — 0.50   1. pair of muslin window curtains — — — — — 1.00   12. books, sermons; little etc — — — — — 3.00   1. Rug — — — — — 3.00   $44.05. 
That there is due to me any doubtful the sum of ————— $1900.00.
That I owe an obligation to Mr. Norton $150.00. Principal & interest ————— $150.00.
That I owe an obligation to the estate of James Woods deceased ————— $85.00 Principal & interest ————— $85.00
That I owe B & E. Norton on book acct — $90.00 $325.00
Amount due as above ————— 190.00. Balance owing by me ————— $145.00.

And I further state that I have five in my family. 1 myself - my wife Elizabeth aged 48. a polite woman - My Daughter Eliza - 26. years unmarried - My Daughter Margaret - aged 14 years - My Daughter Maria - aged 11 years - my son Edwin - aged - 6 years -
Isaac Doty
Isaac Doty
Isaac Doty

Confidential directed to the care of Mr. J. Bates P.M. Bedford Marlchurch Co. M.
Irwin Dohy -
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State of New York Westchester County James Doty of the Town of White Plains in the County of Westchester being sworn deposeth and saith. That at the time of making his first application for a pension as a Soldier in the United States Army in the Revolutionary war, he then was, as he now is, destitute of property and of adequate means to obtain a livelihood for himself and family. That he before such application held the office of Deputy Sheriff of the said County, but being then recently removed from it he was compelled to apply to his Country for assistance. That this Deponent was again by a change in the office of Sheriff appointed to the office of Deputy Sheriff, and he was then by the avails of his said office enabled to support himself and family on very economical principles. But this Deponent saith that by reason of his advanced age and bodily infirmities this Deponent was incapable of discharging the duties of his said office and was therefore compelled to resign the same after the first day of May last. And this Deponent further saith that it was not by reason of the value of his property being more than to justify his being allowed his pension, for that was not the fact that induced this Deponent not to exhibit a schedule of his property before the passage of the act of the 1 st of March 1823, but because of his obtaining the office of Deputy Sheriff as aforesaid. And this Deponent further saith that he obtained his discharge under the insolvent act of this State on the joint Petition of himself and three fourths in amount of his creditors, about twenty five years ago, on which he assigned over all his Estate excepting his necessary wearing apparel and bedding for himself and family, for the benefit of his creditors and that since his

said assignment his health has been poor and infirm and he has been unable to labour or attend to business excepting his being Deputy Sheriff as aforesaid, and that since his said assignment he has been unable to procure any property excepting as stated and set forth in the schedule of his property recently forwarded to the War Department. That this Deponent has only been enabled to provide subsistence for himself his Wife and children by the industry and economy of his said Wife and children, on account of this Deponent's infirm state of health, and without any assistance from this Deponent excepting the time he was Deputy Sheriff as aforesaid when he obtained but a scanty subsistence for himself and family. That the only article of his property this Deponent has disposed of since the 18 th of March 1818. was a small house of about $40. value which he sold for that sum to one Allan Macdonald a merchant in part payment of a demand said Macdonald held against this Deponent for necessaries furnished this Deponent and his family during the last year. That this Deponent purchased the said house to enable him to do the duties of the said office.
Sworn & subscribed this 18 th day of June 1823 before me
Isaac Totten
Caleb Tompkins first Judge of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Westchester

45329 Rev  INVALID.  Rev
File No. 45329 Isaac Doty Prison War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon. John. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City District of Columbia

Hon: John C. Calhoun
Dear Sir
By the request of Mr Isaac Doty,
my neighbour I have taken the liberty of troubling you with this letter, preferring something on the slight acquaintance formed when I resided at New Haven, being at Yale College at the same time with you. — I have for the last fifteen years resided within twenty rods of Mr Doty & his family, and having read the schedule referred to in the enclosed affidavit, as well as the affidavit itself, I have no hesitation to say that the statement in each is perfectly correct. — Mr Doty's health has, always since my first acquaintance with him, been infirm, and I am well satisfied that he must suffer for the necessaries of life unless he is admitted with the contemplated pension. — And permit me to add that from my full knowledge of the situation of Mr Doty and of his property, & from a perusal of the pension laws I have no doubt, but he is well entitled to the relief he solicits from his country. —
White Plains June 18 th 1829.
I have the honor to be Sir, with sincere respect your Ob t Serv t
Minot Mitchell.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Doty, Isaac GRADE Private LINE Lamb's Artillery (New York) †
WARRANT NUMBER 7072 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 25, 1792 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.